Reed v. . Reed
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Coiirt in the first judicial department, made October 5, 1887, which affirmed two orders of Special Term, one denying a motion on behalf of Abraham Bernheimer, a purchaser at a sale under the judgment herein to be relieved from his purchase; the other granting a motion on the part of plaintiff, that said purchaser be required to complete his purchase.
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Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Coiirt in the first judicial department, made October 5, 1887, which affirmed two orders of Special Term, one denying a motion on behalf of Abraham Bernheimer, a purchaser at a sale under the judgment herein to be relieved from his purchase; the other granting a motion on the part of plaintiff, that said purchaser be required to complete his purchase. This action was brought to procure the sale or partition of certain premises in the city of Hew York, and a division or distribution of the proceeds among the parties to the action, as their…
1Opinion of the CourtDanforth, J.
It appears by the report of the referee that the plaintiff’s interest in the premises was that of tenant by the curtesy, and as such he was entitled to the possession and profits of the lands and premises described in the complaint, during his natural life; that the defendant, Alfaretta Reed, was seized in fee simple, subject to the plaintiff’s estate, of one equal undivided one-half part of those premises ; that the other defendants were infants under the age of twenty-one years and were seized in fee simple, subject to the same rights, each of one equal undivided one-sixth part of the…
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